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הוּא

huhe/she/itHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPronoun1,879 occurrences39 books1,692 verses

Definition

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Traditional renderings: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הוּא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,879 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 1:27ה֥וּא · (that is
    …and Abram (that is, Abraham).
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:21וְה֣וּא · He; וְה֖וּא · when he
    Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:26הִ֖יא · who
    Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:42ה֣וּא · who
    The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:11ה֖וּא · who
    Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
  6. 1 Chronicles 5:1ה֣וּא · Though he
    These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
  7. 1 Chronicles 5:6ה֥וּא · Beerah
    …and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
  8. 1 Chronicles 5:8ה֚וּא · They
    …and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:10ה֚וּא
    Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
  10. 1 Chronicles 7:31ה֖וּא · who
    The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
  11. 1 Chronicles 8:7ה֣וּא · who
    Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
  12. 1 Chronicles 8:12ה֚וּא · who
    The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
  13. 1 Chronicles 9:31ה֥וּא
    A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
  14. 1 Chronicles 10:5ה֛וּא · he
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
  15. 1 Chronicles 11:4הִ֣יא · (that is
    Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
  16. 1 Chronicles 11:5הִ֖יא · that is
    The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
  17. 1 Chronicles 11:11הֽוּא־ · he
    This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
  18. 1 Chronicles 11:12ה֖וּא
    Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
  19. 1 Chronicles 11:13הֽוּא־ · He
    He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
  20. 1 Chronicles 11:20ה֤וּא · and he; וְהוּא֙
    Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
  21. 1 Chronicles 11:22ה֣וּא · [He]; וְ֠הוּא · he
    And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
  22. 1 Chronicles 11:23וְהֽוּא־ · He
    He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
  23. 1 Chronicles 11:25ה֔וּא · but he
    He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
  24. 1 Chronicles 12:15וְה֥וּא
    These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
  25. 1 Chronicles 13:11הַהוּא֙ · that
    Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
  26. 1 Chronicles 13:12הַה֖וּא · That
    That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
  27. 1 Chronicles 14:11הַה֖וּא · that
    So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
  28. 1 Chronicles 15:22הֽוּא׃ · he [was]
    Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
  29. 1 Chronicles 16:7הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
  30. 1 Chronicles 16:14ה֚וּא · He
    He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
  31. 1 Chronicles 16:25ה֖וּא · He is to be feared
    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
  32. 1 Chronicles 17:3הַה֑וּא · But that
    But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
  33. 1 Chronicles 17:12ה֥וּא · He
    He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
  34. 1 Chronicles 17:13וְה֖וּא · and he
    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
  35. 1 Chronicles 17:26ה֖וּא · are
    And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  36. 1 Chronicles 20:6ה֖וּא · He
    And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
  37. 1 Chronicles 21:17ה֤וּא · am the one
    And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
  38. 1 Chronicles 21:28הַהִ֔יא · At that
    At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
  39. 1 Chronicles 21:29הַהִ֑יא
    For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
  40. 1 Chronicles 22:1ה֔וּא · shall be
    Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
  41. 1 Chronicles 22:9ה֤וּא · who
    But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
  42. 1 Chronicles 22:10הֽוּא־ · He; וְהוּא֙ · He
    He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
  43. 1 Chronicles 23:13הֽוּא־
    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  44. 1 Chronicles 25:9הֽוּא־
    The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
  45. 1 Chronicles 26:26ה֧וּא · This
    This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
  46. 1 Chronicles 27:6ה֧וּא · This
    This Benaiah was mighty among the Thirty and was over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.